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Synonyms for ten

Grammar : Adj, noun
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Phonetic Transcription : tɛn

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Définition of ten

Origin :
  • Old English ten (Mercian), tien (West Saxon), from Proto-Germanic *tekhan (cf. Old Saxon tehan, Old Norse tiu, Danish ti, Old Frisian tian, Old Dutch ten, Dutch tien, Old High German zehan, German zehn, Gothic taihun "ten").
  • The Germanic words are from PIE *dekm (cf. Sanskrit dasa, Avestan dasa, Armenian tasn, Greek deka, Latin decem, Old Church Slavonic deseti, Lithuanian desimt, Old Irish deich, Breton dek, Welsh deg, Albanian djetu "ten").
  • Tenner "ten-pound note" is slang first recorded 1861; as "ten-dollar bill," 1887 (ten-spot in this sense dates from 1848). The ten-foot pole that you wouldn't touch something with (1909) was originally a 40-foot pole; the idea is the same as the advice to use a long spoon when you dine with the devil. Ten-four "I understand, message received," is attested in popular jargon from 1962, from use in CB and police radio 10-code (in use in U.S. by 1950).
  • adj having ten of something
  • noun ten of something
Example sentences :
  • I would rather gain one prize from the Choragus, than ten from the Gymnasiarch.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Rather gain one prize from the Choragus than ten from the Gymnasiarch.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • When he came out ten minutes later Uncle Peter was waiting for him alone.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • In ten minutes the fund had reached over six hundred dollars.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • "There is not one chance in ten that he is living," he said.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Henry is now working ten hours a day out to the packinghouse.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "I will wait ten minutes for him," said Haley, taking out his watch.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Ten emus came to water; shot twice with rifle at them, but missed.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • We turned east for ten miles to a range, which we found to be covered with spinifex.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • Dar was an ole sow dar, an' perhaps eight or ten little pigs.
  • Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford

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